Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 543 | 1664 | 2339 | 4686 | 7024 | 6141 | 3376 | 2126 | 1246 | 815 | 940 | 841 | 710 | 537 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.54m | 11:11AM1.65m | 11:33PM1.55m | 12:00PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.47m | 5:19PM0.50m | 5:31AM0.46m | 6:05PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 437 | 392 | 386 | 419 | 71 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 40 | 23 | 3376 | 2126 | 1246 | 815 | 940 | 841 | 710 | 537 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NNE 8 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 82 | 82 | 46 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 6 | — | 23 | 23 | 22 | 360 | 406 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNW 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 32 | 108 | 15 | 543 | 1664 | 2339 | 4686 | 7024 | 6141 | — | — | — | 6 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 63 | 36 | 456 | 726 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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